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Business Leaders and Professionals Endorse Roy Business Leaders and professionals from around the state cite Roy’s outsider experience and 5-point plan to reform the Secretary of State’s office. Williston***Chris Roy, attorney and community volunteer, announced a large group of business people and professionals from around Vermont who endorse his campaign for Secretary of State. Roy […]

This press release is from Chris Roy, a GOP candidate for Vermont Secretary of State. If there is one issue that matters most in the campaign for Secretary of State, it is honesty and transparency. Voters demand and expect it from all elected officials, but most importantly, the next Secretary of State must be held […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 28, 2010 Contact: Brittney Larrabee [email protected] 802-274-2722 Setting the Record Straight Statement of Secretary of State candidate Jason Gibbs Regarding the Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation (FPR) Budget I’m proud of the work we did at FPR to reduce General Fund, taxpayer financed spending, while increasing productivity and revitalizing our […]

For immediate release July 22, 2010 Contact: Chris Roy 802-355-6196 Gibbs “Career” Questioned Appearing on WDEV this morning Gibbs said he has spent “half of his career in the private sector.” Williston***Chris Roy, attorney and community leader, today asked Jason Gibbs to be fully transparent about his private sector experience with the voters of Vermont […]

There is more to governing than bullet points and political rhetoric. Our elected officials must lead by doing the job they were hired to do. If the Secretary of State does not perform the duties of the office, no one else will. Simply put, he needs to tend the store. My plan involves (1) leveraging technology to deliver better service, (2) modernizing the laws affecting municipalities, (3) streamlining public document and meeting laws, (4) continued improvement of the professional regulatory system, and (5) overhauling Vermont’s statutes regarding the enactment and enforcement of regulations.

Saturday, May 22, 2010 Dear Chris, I am running a positive, upbeat campaign that directly and interactively involves Vermonters and is working to increase the number of Vermonters supporting Republican candidates up and down the ticket. I have been honest, up front and more than fair with you regarding every aspect of this campaign in […]

For immediate release May 20, 2010 Contact: Chris Roy 802-355-6196 Where’s The Transparency and Honesty? Politics as usual: On debates, Gibbs says one thing and does another Williston***Chris Roy, attorney and community leader, today asked Jason Gibbs to be honest and forthright with the voters on his challenge of weekly debates. When Jason Gibbs entered […]

For immediate release May 17, 2010 Contact: Chris Roy 802-355-6196 Secretary of State Race Is A Clear Choice: Outsider vs. Insider. Time To Debate! Roy: “I’ve made my positions clear and have a five-point reform agenda that I want to take to Montpelier. Vermonters want and deserve substance in this campaign and I challenge Commissioner […]